Regulation 15

any officer of a VCC who refuses or fails without lawful excuse to allow an auditor of the VCC access, in accordance with section 207(5) of the Companies Act 1967 (as applied by regulation 10(6)), to any accounting and other records, including registers, of the VCC in the officer’s custody or control;

any officer or auditor of a subsidiary corporation who refuses or fails without lawful excuse to allow an auditor of its parent VCC access, in accordance with section 207(6) of the Companies Act 1967 (as applied by regulation 10(6)), to any accounting and other records, including registers, of the subsidiary corporation in the officer’s or auditor’s custody or control;

any officer of a VCC or any officer or auditor of a subsidiary corporation who refuses or fails without lawful excuse to give any information or explanation as and when required under section 207(5) or (6) of the Companies Act 1967 (as applied by regulation 10(6));

any officer of a VCC or any officer or auditor of a subsidiary corporation who otherwise hinders, obstructs or delays an auditor in the performance of the auditor’s duties or the exercise of the auditor’s powers under section 207 of the Companies Act 1967 (as applied by regulation 10(6)).